Turkish army tanks and armored personnel carriers move toward the Syrian border, in Karkamis, Turkey, on Aug. 25, 2016. Kozak said an open confrontation between Turkey and the Kurds in Syria would undo much of the progress made working with the Kurdish forces against Daesh in northern Syria. On Thursday, Turkish officials said Syrian Kurdish forces had started withdrawing east of the Euphrates River. Syrian Kurdish officials contacted by The Associated Press would not confirm or deny that their forces were withdrawing east. He said Turkey and the U.S. have agreed that the Syrian Kurdish forces would pull out of the northern area around Jarablus within a week.

Source: thestar August 25, 2016 22:52 UTC